Stolen Bases : 1985 American League Top 25

Finding the American or National League leader in virtually every hitting & pitching statistic is easy-to-do. Finding the top 25 players during any given season is far more challenging. Baseball Almanac has taken away that difficult problem and is pleased to present the data you requested:

"The baseball season - six months & 2,106 games - is flat out long, and it's a rare one of those games that doesn't ramble or sputter or digress or somehow violate the rules of dramatic narrative. Baseball takes its own sweet time reaching its conclusions." - Dwight Allen in Reds, Yanks and O's (1989)
 

1985 Stolen Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Rickey Henderson 80 New York Yankees 1
Gary Pettis 56 California Angels 2
Brett Butler 47 Cleveland Indians 3
Willie Wilson 43 Kansas City Royals 4
Lonnie Smith 40 Kansas City Royals 5
Lloyd Moseby 37 Toronto Blue Jays 6
Jack Perconte 31 Seattle Mariners 7
Kirk Gibson 30 Detroit Tigers 8
Alan Wiggins 30 Baltimore Orioles  
Dave Collins 29 Oakland Athletics 10
Rudy Law 29 Chicago White Sox  
Damaso Garcia 28 Toronto Blue Jays 12
Gary Ward 26 Texas Rangers 13
Oddibe McDowell 25 Texas Rangers 14
Bob Meacham 25 New York Yankees  
Joe Carter 24 Cleveland Indians 16
Mike Davis 24 Oakland Athletics  
Alfredo Griffin 24 Oakland Athletics  
Jesse Barfield 22 Toronto Blue Jays 19
Phil Bradley 22 Seattle Mariners  
George Bell 21 Toronto Blue Jays 21
Paul Molitor 21 Milwaukee Brewers  
Kirby Puckett 21 Minnesota Twins  
Wayne Tolleson 21 Texas Rangers  
Otis Nixon 20 Cleveland Indians 25



Jose Cruz of the Houston Astros had his number twenty-five retired on October 3, 1992, and became the first Major League player with that particular retired number.

The most recognizable Detroit Tiger to wear the number twenty-five was probably Norm Cash (who wore it from 1960 through 1974), but did you know that Hall of Famer Larry Doby also wore it during his single season with Detroit?

The first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.